Have you ever walked around a zoo or museum and heard people say things like “Snakes! I hate snakes!” or “I won’t walk that way if there’s a spider there!”. Many people (some studies indicate around 1 in 10 people) have a phobia at some point or another in their life. A phobia is a type of anxiety disorder, usually defined as a persistent fear of an object or situation in which the sufferer commits to great lengths in avoidingRead more